Brasilia (VNA) - A ceremony was held recently in Brazil to present a FriendshipOrder to Mozambican Ambassador to Brazil Gamiliel Sepulveda Joao Munguambe, whopreviously served as Ambassador to Vietnam, for his contributions to bilateralrelations.
Approvedby the State President, the honour is bestowed upon foreign individuals andcollectives that have made substantial contributions to building,consolidating, and developing the friendship between Vietnam and othercountries around the world.
Atthe event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa spoke highly of Gamiliel’scontributions to Vietnam from January 2012 to April 2018.
Duringhis six-year term, he helped bolster exchanges between delegations at alllevels, including visits by Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho doRosario to Vietnam in 2017 and President Truong Tan Sang to the African countrya year earlier.
Healso, at the time, called on Mozambique to support Vietnam in the election tobecome a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), member of the UNEconomic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN Human Rights Council, and theExecutive Board of UNESCO.
Thediplomat also contributed to the organisation of joint committees’ meetings andpolitical consultations, and the signing of various bilateral agreements, amongothers.
Hoavoiced her belief that Gamiliel Sepulveda Joao Munguambe will further work to strengthenthe Vietnam-Mozambique friendship./.